Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
全片都是富有「戏剧感」的室内戏，这种形式其实格外难拍，再加上「欲望与性爱」的母题早已泛滥，但这部实确实极好：人物设置张力十足，对话witty（全场笑声不断），节奏精妙，从身体的触碰到精神的疗愈，四次会面使人物关系与影片深度层层递进，影片将SEX的「日常性」(as a daily life act/pleasure)与「象征性」(as a representation for lust, love, power) 完美交织，女性在「性」中的困境被细腻描摹，极为真实动人。即使对与女主完全不同的女性观者（我），也能激起不同层面的情感共振。也想到之前看过的另一部难得展现老年女性的性欲的佳作——《女继承者》。
尽管还是一个规整的、还时不时以说教面貌示人的治愈系电影，但是设置了一个太有趣的前提，也终于如愿以偿地看到这样一个召妓的故事。艾玛·汤普森的裸体站在了《闪灵》浴室那个恐怖形象的对立面，站在了《X》那样悬崖绝壁般的危险地带以外，在我的脑海中留下了第三个经典形象，一个关于真实、互相尊重和自我理解的形象。而可惜的是前提太有趣就导致其后发展难以超越开头，冲突变成了叙事流程的必然一环，再搭配上呆板的音乐使用，最终还是在这么精彩的议题上诞生出了些许无趣。好在，电影埋下的解放性羞耻的种子，令人欣喜。
器大活好皮靓还能聊人生的sex partner如此难得，不谈性色变不耻于追求高潮的氛围更难得。
当然，这样的高质量服务我要来一打！！！！告诉我哪里有？
观影体验并不差，实际上如同很多评论所描述的一样清新畅快并且享受男主美好的脸庞和肉体。但当影片结束意识到这是两个几乎工整到完美的角色在水晶球里表演体面和愉悦，就只能衬托得它试图谈讨的现实的性与欲望更加残忍丑恶。影片意图是美好的，但呈现是伪善的。
只想说姐妹们好好攒钱吧，老了以后才能买得起高级🦆
设定很新颖，立意很进步，但是故事极其俗套，除了两人很养眼其他真没啥看的。想到也是有点禁忌两人相遇互相救赎的电影，超脱就要深刻一百倍
年度十佳预定
两人伴随音乐翩翩起舞时太美好了，太美好了。
3.5/5 男主好帅哦 看有评论说来个脸叔gay版 那就再来个大魔王姬版吧hhhhh
最松弛的一刻，才能抵达高潮。于是对老年生活充满了信心
剧本写得挺好，大致循着“坦诚相见”的路数，从非常资本主义的购买fancy幻想，到撕破脸后更authentic的亲密关系，最后的reward就是“真”的orgasm（也是独立的）。细节扎实，跳舞时男主手搭在艾玛脖子上，艾玛的反应和后来的台词是呼应的，这种潜在的连接体现了关系中意识的流动性，然后是创造性，结尾扣回目标颇得曲径通幽之妙，适度的爱让人在亲密中展现尊严，在当下看，会数次分心想怎么不洗手，但或许我们正需要从界限处重新找回亲密感，那种梳毛对梳毛、耳语对耳语的亲密感。
开始看时觉得应该拍成一个系列，里奥·格兰德这个披着性工作者外皮的心理咨询师，过于从容有度，想看他接诊各种客人，而不是一个典型拘谨的白人大妈，这个女性形象多少有些刻意得惹人嫌，不过在最后，话锋又转向了里奥本人，让两个角色都成为了性压抑的受害者，最后加戏的在镜中欣赏自己并不年轻的肉体一段还是很不错，是挺轻松有趣的话剧电影。
真的不愧是高端鸭终于理解为什么有人会花钱叫鸭了haha..以及女人高潮时真的会年轻啊真美，所有女生都应该看看这部，已经打算让我妈看看了
很棒的小成本制作。结尾也丝毫不落俗套。没有让性升华到爱，也没有让欲望美化到深情。没有给满五星只是因为我觉得台词里一些涉及到的其他社会问题有点刻意，过渡得不够自然，而真正要探讨的性，还是没有更深入展开。第三个角色那个苏珊的女学生出现得有点突兀，虽然她的出现可能可以提供观众一个第三视角的思考角度，但是，我只是在想，导演和编剧有没有能力可以把这种第三视角不通过添加人物角色来演绎出来呢？对，就是可以让这部戏从头到尾都由两个演员演绎出来，是不是更厉害？最后，女性无论如何都要经济独立和思想独立，不要把思想依赖和经济依赖挂在男人身上，你看，当你付钱给男人的时候，他们变得多么可爱和听话，一脸贱样加对你热火的性感，和女性取悦他们时有什么两样？该片应该给世上每个异性恋女孩看看。还有，女性要明白：性和爱是两码事。
从第一次被动地被爱抚到第二次主动的触摸，她终于感觉自己的心跳，一种眩晕的感觉让她窒息，感觉自己是活着的。人要如何诚实地对待自己年老的身体，如何真诚地面对不同阶段的自己，一生的课题。（我们需要高素质性工作者和告高素质客户，这证明全民教育很重要：）
太好看了太好看了！！！柏林全场掌声雷动！！这不比主竞赛香吗！！全场女性都不能再共鸣了。女性的自卑，自信与困境。女导演女编辑太香了！
想看莎莉霍金斯也来演演这个角色
别再耻于谈性，别再对自己的身体羞耻，也别再固步自封地将就了。性是美好的，身体也是，职业也是没有高低之分的。每个人都该好好的认识自己，把自己的精神和肉体全部解放。
三星半//虽然一切老套得就像Nancy三十几年的婚姻生活 也美妙得像虚假的童话故事 但确实有一些怪异的女性幻想 想象通过阴道走近灵魂 而大部分时刻男性也总试图告知她们性与爱的分离或者说是灵与肉的分离//当女性的精神和肉体都足够放松时 不再以挑剔以批判以审视的目光凝视自己时 性高潮不期而至 “男根虽好 我手更巧”这是苏菲科臣斯基的名言（。//sex saint在电影里好真实 不仅带来极致的生理愉悦 也带来相对的精神放松 年轻又美好的肉体 精准又安慰的话语和抚摸 在肉体按摩的同时外带心理疏导 啧啧啧 理想世界真好 合同的结束是wish you good luck
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